How To Stay Safe If You’re Stuck In A Car In A Snow Storm
You should stay off the roads during a blizzard or snowstorm if at all possible. But if you absolutely can’t avoid it, here’s what you should know. First, stock your car with as many of [...]
Autonomous Car Unit ‘Waymo’ by Google
SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s self-driving car project is now its own company called Waymo, led by CEO John Krafcik. The company exists under Google parent company Alphabet and will operate like a “venture-backed startup,” Krafcik [...]
Winter Car Hacks – safety, safety, safety
Raise your wipers at night and cover them with socks to prevent them from freezing to your window. Frozen lock? Use a straw and blow on the lock to melt the ice. You can also use [...]
New vehicles equipped with vehicle-to-vehicle communications
U.S. DOT advances deployment of Connected Vehicle Technology to prevent hundreds of thousands of crashes Proposed rule would mandate vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication on light vehicles, allowing cars to ‘talk’ to each other to avoid crashes. Citing [...]
What are the safest vehicles on the road?
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducts vehicle tests to determine crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash. It also rates vehicles for front crash prevention, systems that warn the [...]
Speed Limit Changes Coming To Doylestown Roads
Swamp Road/State Route 313 and Cherry Lane speed limits will be decreased soon. Two roads in Doylestown Township will be seeing reduced speeds in the coming days, according to Doylestown Township Police. Police said the [...]
GekoGrip Modular magnetic air vent car mount (review)
One of the most dangerous things you can do is drive a car. According to the Association for Safe International Road Travel, globally almost 1.3m people die each year from automobile accidents. In the US, there are [...]
Automatic Pro Review – smart car analytics
Automatic is a company that makes small plastic dongles that plug into your vehicle’s OBDII port to analyze your driving style and efficiency in the cloud through an app and web interface. We reviewed the [...]
Resale Value of your Car – 10 Tips
The used car market is a finicky thing. Even though a group of used cars may seem practically identical, their prices might vary dramatically. That’s because no two cars on the used market are the same: some [...]
It’s a Myth That Only New Car Dealers Can Service A Vehicle Under Warranty
True or false: Until your vehicle is out-of-warranty, it must be serviced by the new car dealer or the factory warranty will be void. Although you may have answered “true,” the correct answer is “false.” [...]